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Joe Barton

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Joe Barton is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 6th congressional district from 1985 to 2019. During his tenure, Barton served as the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he played a significant role in shaping energy policy and telecommunications legislation. He was known for his advocacy of fossil fuel interests and his support for deregulation in the energy sector.

Sep 21, 2011

Could you provide logs of those meetings, emails and telephone conversations to actually document the regional administrator's assertion?

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Sep 21, 2011

There is a difference between voting to actually change or reduce an existing standard and voting to delay or slow down our at least review a proposed standard.

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Sep 21, 2011

I have given you respectful requests almost every time you have appeared before the subcommittee or the full committee.

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Sep 21, 2011

Do you consider an industry that is in compliance with EPA regulation to be a polluter?

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Sep 21, 2011

Is it the goal of the EPA to get to zero emissions, i.e., basically shut down the U.S. economy?

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Sep 14, 2011

The fact remains that unemployment stands at over 9 percent and doesn't appear to be budging.

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Sep 14, 2011

Is it because the Affordable Care Act and the effect that its regulations are having on our Nation's employers?

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Sep 14, 2011

Insurance companies have prospered since the Affordable Care Act passed.

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Sep 14, 2011

The President came out of that meeting and said we saved $2 trillion for health care.

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Sep 13, 2011

I see both sides of it, so I appreciate the information.

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Sep 13, 2011

I would say of all the agencies we deal with, the FERC staff is probably the least politically motivated or impacted.

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